Q: I did my brakes on my santa fe all except the rear passenger rotor. this morning the e brake on the rear passenger side locked up

asked by on January 06, 2017

I did my brakes on my santa fe all except the rear passenger rotor. this morning the e brake on the rear passenger side locked up while leaving my drive-way. Does anyone know why this might be happening??

My car has 184000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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